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DC Universe Online: Legends #1 Comic Review
DC Comics, $2.99
Story: Marv Wolfman, Tony Bedard
Art: Howard Porter, Livesay, Adriana Melo, Norman Lee
Colours: Carrie Strachan
DC Universe Online: Legends sits in the rather unenviable position of being a comic book based on a video game based on a comic book. However, DCUO is no ordinary video game but an MMO; an online realm that will continue … read more
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Tagged Batman, comic books, DC Comics, DC Universe Online, superhero comics, Superman
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Nineteen Eighty Five Volume 3 Review
Written & illustrated by James Reitano
Anyone unfortunate enough to reach the age of thirty will tell you that your taste in fashion and music is forged during your teenage years and early twenties. After that, your passions either stay the same or, for the majority, are gradually diminished by the combined forces of responsibility, conformity and family. When I … read more
Action Comics #894 Review
$3.99, DC
Story: Paul Cornell
Art: Pete Woods
Colours: Brad Anderson
Yup, it’s part 5 of ‘The Black Ring’, which shall forever more be referred to as ‘that issue of Superman with Death in it’.
I’m not quite sure why it’s so jarring to see Neil Gaiman’s Goth-girl incarnation of Death chatting with Lex Luthor. Early issues of The Sandman… read more
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Tagged comic books, DC Comics, Neil Gaiman, superhero comics, Superman
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In Maps & Legends #2 Review
Story: Michael Jasper
Art: Niki Smith
For many an aspiring writer/artist, resilience is probably a more valuable asset than any measure of talent. Michael Jasper and Niki Smith must have felt like their moment had finally come when their effort In Maps & Legends found a weekly webcomic spot on DC Comic’s Zuda site in 2009… only to have its … read more
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Tagged DC Comics, Digital Comics, fantasy comics, webcomics, Zuda
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The Royal Historian of Oz #2 Comic Review
$2.95, Slave Labor Graphics
Story: Tommy Kovac
Art: Andy Hirsch
The first issue of Tommy Kovac and Andy Hirsch’s The Royal Historian of Oz playfully poked fun at writers who regurgitate treasured literary creations while indulging in the act itself. The basic premise behind the series is that Jasper Fizzle, a lacklustre writer who’s devoted his life to continuing Frank … read more
Toner #5 Comic Book Review
2010
Story, Art: Jonathan Wayshak
Toner #5 is the latest self-published offering from the innately talented Jonathan Wayshak. While he’s worked for mainstream publishers such as DC (the Ferryman miniseries, Authority: The Lost Year) and Image, it’s apparent why Wayshak has remained in self-publishing mode for the past decade. Toner is bawdy, perverse, irreverent, passionate and inventive; everything the … read more
Magnus: Robot Fighter #1 Comic Review
$3.50, Dark Horse
Story: Jim Shooter
Art: Bill Reinhold, Raymond Swanland (cover)
Colours: Wes Dzioba
With Dark Horse’s new retro-fitted Magnus: Robot Fighter, Jim Shooter takes us back to the year 4000 and the futuristic city of New Am, a technological haven where robots fulfil every duty from policing the streets to working as effeminate robo-butlers (presumably preset with … read more
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Tagged comic books, Dark Horse Comics, sci-fi comics, Valiant Comics
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New Indie Releases: Star Crossed Galaxies, Because I Am & The Dream Quest of Randolph Carter
In the second of what should now be a regular mini-reviews post, I’ve selected a trio of indie titles that have piqued my interest over the past few week. Stylistically, they couldn’t be further apart.
Star Crossed Galaxy #1
First up is Star Crossed Galaxy from Twilight Pop Productions, the first issue of an ongoing space opera by writer Ryan … read more
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Tagged comic books, graphic novels, H.P. Lovecraft, indie comics, small press
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Skullkickers #1 Comic Book Review
$2.99, Image
Story: Jim Zubkavich
Art: Edwin Huang, Misty Coats, Chris Stevens (cover)
I’ve always felt that the swords and sorcery genre (if anyone still calls it that) benefits from a healthy dose of humour. It’s the reason why Army of Darkness, with its tongue planted firmly in cheek, is still entertaining as ever, while I can’t help but … read more
Sean Dietrich’s Catalepsy Comic Review
2007, 215 Ink
Written and Illustrated by: Sean Dietrich
From the skewed mind of Sean Dietrich (Industriacide, Fervor) comes Catalepsy, a short but sweet tale of aeroplanes, alcoholism and afterlife. To divulge much of its plot, or indeed compare it to Adrian Lyne’s classic 90s psychological thriller with which it share its central concept, would be … read more
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Tagged 215 Ink, comic books, indie comics, Sean Dietrich, small press
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